Get Rich Quick Schemes Warn Against Fraud
The article notes widespread exposure of nail frauds, fake investments, and home work scams in the United States. It cites 92 indictments in Fort Worth and details schemes from jewelry and gold mine stock to embroidered home crafts and cure-alls sold by fraudulent operators.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Fort Worth
Texas
Oll
Frederick Cook
North Pole
Robert A. Les
Gaga
Fraudulent Air Squadron rings halted in New York
Heads of air squadron ventures were stopped after being exposed as fraudulent. An organizer boasting ties to large firms admitted to pretend expertise. One song-writing organizer earned $16,000 before the scheme ended. Astrological readings and good luck rings continue to be sold amid other halted concerns.
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Post Office Department
Post-Office
Mississippi
Prince Hough
New York
Gold from mountain fever grips Gloversville
In Gloversville New York and the Adirondacks foothills farmers invest in a gold from ore scheme led by Richard Rodman and partners Alaskan pioneers Silas Horning and Joseph Ross. Despite government tests showing only trace gold, Rodman claims pure gold from Pinnacle Mountain at $800 per ton and up to $3000. Stock rises from $1 to $5 in weeks, while local officials warn against buying mining stock.
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Gloversville
N. Y
Adirondacks
Pinnacle Mountain
Fulton County
Richard Rodman
Silas Ff. Horning
Joseph A. Ross
Albany
Ross
Horning
Rodman Electro-Metallurgical Company
New York
Supreme Court
O'Malley
Rodman
Rodrian
Chamber of Commerce
Dollar Bill Popularity Puts Pressure on Printing Plant
Washington reports a surge in dollar bill use with demand rising sevenfold since 1900 and threefold since 1910. Assistant Secretary Dewey studies ways to expand the Bureau of Engraving and Printing capacity or curb public spending. In March treasury delivered 87,824,000 one dollar bills weighing 113,472 pounds, rushed into circulation as green money. The average life of new bills is about four months, hindering the curing process. The treasury hopes to revive silver dollars, but public response remains low. placing 40,000,000 silver dollars could save thousands annually.
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Washington
Treasury
Dewey
Bureau of En
United States Treasury
Ancient candlestick from Endicott found in Danvers Mass
The original candlestick brought to America in 1628 by Gov. John Endicott has been located in Danvers. It belongs to Mrs. Charlies Masury who says it was bought from descendants of Rev. Nathaniel Ward of Ipswich, Mass, given by the governor.
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Danvers
Mass
America
John Endicott
Massachusetts Colony
Charlies Masury
Nathaniel Ward
Ipswich
Endicott
Titus A Old Drumm Named as Frugal Local Figure
A Nottingham era gossip item calls Titus A Old Drumm a tightwad with a humorous claim he keeps ice in his refrigerator overnight to save it. The brief notes the community jibe about his frugality and eccentric habits.
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Christian Name
Titus A
Drumm
MacMillan Arctic Expedition Promises New Continent Prospect
Washington bulletin notes high value in data from the MacMillan Arctic expedition, aided by the navy and National Geographic Society. Researchers expect discovery of land in a million square mile unknown area between Alaska and Peary’s North Pole flag, with implications for navigation and weather forecasting.
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Washington
MacMillan Arctic
National Geographic Society
Navy
Society
United States Navy
Millon
Alaska
Peary
North Pole
Texas
Arctic
United States
Aleutian Islands
Long-Haired Shanghai Bob Craze Reaches Seattle
Shanghai long hair fashions spread to Seattle as Miss Laura A. Holden, a Shanghai buyer for a San Francisco store, notes Shanghai styles run two years ahead of Paris and that Paris often copies Shanghai trends during her arrival on the President Grant liner.
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Seattle
Shanghai
Laura A. Holden
San Francisco
Orient
Grant
Paris
Miss Holden
National Geographic notes navy explorers shaped polar history
Dr. Gilbert Grosvenor highlights U S Navy figures who expanded polar knowledge. Wilkes and Peary are celebrated for Antarctic and North Pole findings, with monuments placed in Arlington by the society. Other explorers include Hall, DeLong, Lynch, Perry, and Selfridge who advanced Arctic, Middle East, and canal surveys.
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United States
Polar
Alaska
Pole
Navy
Gilbert Grosvenor
National Geographic Society
United States Navy
Charles Wilkes
Robert KE. Peary
North Pole
National Geographic Sociery
Peary
Wilkes
Arlington National Cemetery
Charles Francis Hall
Thank God Harbor
George W. DeLong
William Francis Lynch
Jordan River
Dead Sea
Matthew Calbraith Perry
Japan
Thomas Oliver Selfridge
Panama
Solons Displaced by Fire Hit Guatemala City
The Guatemalan legislative assembly suspended sessions after a blaze destroyed Centenary Hall leaving lawmakers homeless. The fire also consumed the original Guatemalan Declaration of Independence.
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Guatemala City
Legislative Assembly
Pink headed duck specimens collected by Vernay Faunthrope expedition
The Vernay Faunthrope expedition reports the collection of specimens of the nearly extinct pink headed duck, highlighting the ongoing efforts to study and conserve the endangered species.
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Vernay-Faunthrope
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Jardine
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Wyoming
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Oregon
Secretary of Agriculture
William Jardine
Oregon Agricultural College
Beltsville
United States Senate
Senator Stanfield
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Miriam Tildesley
Royal College of Surgeons’ Museum
London
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